Years after the war between humans and robots began, a former soldier is sent to locate the robots’ secret weapon only to discover something extraordinary.
Formulaic script that overshadows the impressive visuals, but more importantly, the film’s message. Right off the bat, Hollywood’s standard formula stands out. The story brings you up to speed, calamity strikes, personal drama occurs, the hero says “no” to a mission, he will say”yes” immediately after, the mission itself takes place, and nothing is what it seems.
Alas, it is only natural for the plot to unfold as predictably as the story. As a viewer, you sit back, relax, and accept anything that happens, as the suspense is always kept to the minimum. Unfortunately, so does the drama. It feels like, “Let’s put things there so they happen.” Nothing builds up. It just happens. Furthermore, nothing is daring about the plot, the dialogue, or the acting – Notice that the characters shed tears only after the shots cut back to them. Not letting the actors unfold their charisma leads to a waste of talent, such as John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Marc Menchaca, and the rest of the cast (But one. Wait for it…).
I’d like to finish this review, though, with a positive touch. There is A LOT to take from The Creator‘s symbolism. In my last review, I spoke about Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and how it still manages to shape today’s stories [Birth/Rebirth (2023)]. Writer / producer / director Gareth Evans finds ways to incorporate the God Complex into his film, but the harmful elements mentioned above deliver an outcome that “just does the job.” What’s more, the Americans being the villains in an American film is a daring notion, and kudos to everyone who green-lit such a project. Furthermore, if you want to see unforced, real diversity and representation, and not some woke horse$hit, this is the film you are looking for. All races blend cinematically the way they should, just like in the real world we should. Lastly, one of the film’s biggest surprises (the wait-for-it moment above) is the phenomenal acting of the introduced actress Madeleine Yuna Voyles. She will bring tears to your eyes by adding the intended emotion to the film.
A.I. is not the film’s theme; freedom is. What we all want in life is to be free of oppressive governments, institutions that manipulate us and turn us against one another, corporations that we can’t stop being constantly indebted to, war, famine, diseases, bigotry, poverty, and everything else in between that prevents us from being happy.
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I watched this one a couple of weeks ago and I must say I was thoroughly underwhelmed. On paper it sounds like a great film unfortunately it didn’t stay on paper.